tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post4742009049267776505..comments2023-05-08T09:59:56.004-04:00Comments on Pleasing My Palate: Weekend Project — Pot Roast with Veggies in the Slow CookerMichael Hankohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-9040785154509532662011-02-04T07:41:43.351-05:002011-02-04T07:41:43.351-05:00I'm glad you and your home are safe, Mae. I&#...I'm glad you and your home are safe, Mae. I'll drink a toast to your averted disaster as well.Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-37725549780362483922011-02-03T23:44:45.840-05:002011-02-03T23:44:45.840-05:00Once I was putting a (raw) loaf of bread in my con...Once I was putting a (raw) loaf of bread in my convection oven when I dropped the glass lid on the tiled floor, with the usual result. At that time, it was my only oven. I baked the bread on the barbeque with the lid closed. It burned a bit on the bottom but it was edible. Now I have a pizza stone, and I could probably do quite a good job of it if the power failed just before I put the bread in the oven. An even more exciting "averted disaster" was when we came home yesterday, after the cyclone passed, and we not only had a complete and undamaged house but electricity! I cooked a very delicious dinner and we drank lots of good wine.Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471643987029247042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-19583704198801467052011-02-03T20:17:13.054-05:002011-02-03T20:17:13.054-05:00I am stunned. Well, who am I to scorn the lowly b...I am stunned. Well, who am I to scorn the lowly bouillon cube if Ms Child found it acceptable?<br /><br />I'm definitely consulting you when I do a piece on stretching your food budget!Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-11504746553172057302011-02-03T19:26:05.992-05:002011-02-03T19:26:05.992-05:00Actually, Julia Child (Mastering the Art of French...Actually, Julia Child (Mastering the Art of French Cooking, p. 106) states that the bouillion cube should "certainly be used" (in an emergency) and she defends canned bouillion and stocks as "entirely satisfactory." Go figure.SandyEggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543873255789516700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-88478800103665087852011-02-03T19:18:31.027-05:002011-02-03T19:18:31.027-05:00OK..I needed to post a quick "hi" to fig...OK..I needed to post a quick "hi" to figure out my account. I overcame a kitchen disaster once by serving one (!) chicken breast to five people. The secret is the white sauce. It is essential. The white sauce has saved me countless time. Long live the white sauce. And peas.SandyEggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543873255789516700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-90025557518619739342011-02-03T13:57:29.209-05:002011-02-03T13:57:29.209-05:00Hi Michael, Just wanted to say that last night I w...Hi Michael, Just wanted to say that last night I was making up a plain old bowl of spaghetti and my DH was disappointed it wasn't your dish with the mozzarella chunks. I do think the Army lost out when they let you go. A few weeks of you on KP and morale would have been at its highest ever!Liarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521992049156412091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-12087326320322295392011-02-03T11:57:51.420-05:002011-02-03T11:57:51.420-05:00Near 80? The Chihuahuas are packing their bags no...Near 80? The Chihuahuas are packing their bags now!Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-56569784083124196142011-02-03T11:25:56.559-05:002011-02-03T11:25:56.559-05:00I would never try to change your mind about bouill...I would never try to change your mind about bouillon cubes. (Do those things ever dissolve?) But I have been known to use a jarred stock concentrate. More than once. I do use chicken broth granules when I make green chile sauce for enchiladas. Those are mostly for color, saltiness, and taking my chicken water up a step (the stuff I've boiled the chicken in). <br /><br />Hope you're staying warm! We've reached near 80. Had to turn on the A/C yesterday, so pot roast is off my radar at the moment, although my son would eat it every night.Debbie Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601675304884019607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516910192396621134.post-44356549981207504742011-02-03T10:58:37.339-05:002011-02-03T10:58:37.339-05:00A delicious sounding meal, perfect for a cold and ...A delicious sounding meal, perfect for a cold and dreary day! And a beautiful presentation. Plus, you used the word "squoze," which makes me love you.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259643525929127826noreply@blogger.com